Go to setting and look for "Wi-Fi" and click on it and
wait for the network list to be available. Click on MTS Wi-Fi Hotspot.
It will be automatically gives you Wi-Fi accessibility without password.

Deaf Centre Manitoba Inc would like to say THANK YOU to The
Bethania Group for taking the time to coordinator this project and also thank
you to The Bethania Group for willing to take the full responsibility to cover
the costs of Wi-Fi.

It will be very important for MDA members to show up at this special meeting. Last March 6th, 2014 we were unable to find people to serve on the WAD Board. We need four people who are willing to be on the Board for the 2014 – 2015 year.

The people on the Board now for the 2013-2014 year have all decided, at the March 6th meeting that they would NOT continue for the 2014 – 2015 year. If we do not have anyone interested to serve on the WAD board for one year, then we will be forced to shut down and we will pass on everything to MDA to take care of.

What has WAD done in the past?? Recreation and Programs for MDA members. For example, in the past, we have had various recreational events such as Fun Game nights, Bingos, as well as Tally Ho, Sleigh Ride, Christmas Children’s party and Christmas Dinner and Draw.

WAD has $50,000 locked in GICs and we use the interest from the GICs for WAD programs. We also receive $1,575 from Affleck Bequest. We contribute $1,200 towards rental of the MDA office. WAD gives a grant of $500 to Manitoba Deaf Seniors Club.

Wednesday, 12 March 2014

Purpose
for CAD Townhall Meeting: This is to obtain feedbacks, inputs and
brainstorming sessions from Deaf Canadians on what they want to see CAD to
change for the future. Also, it will discuss about restructuring CAD and the
social enterprise and the advocacy for Deaf Canadians.

In
addition to the CAD Town hall, CAD President will have an opportunity to meet
Deaf people in each community across the provinces in Canada and listen to
their issues on what CAD should be changed for the future.

Saturday, March 29, 2013

6:00 Pizza and Refreshment (Cost: $5.00 each and
members for free charges)

PUBLIC ADVISORY- FRAUDS/
SCAMS CONTINUEAs previously released on
March 6, 2014, the Winnipeg Police Service has received several
reports over the past month of phone calls being made by persons claiming to be
a police officer or a government official. The caller demands the victim
to pay money to prevent them or a family member from being arrested. The
WPS advises that these calls are NOT legitimate and would like your assistance
in identifying the persons making these phone calls.

In addition to these scams, the Commercial Crime Unit has seen an increase in
the number of reports of the “Emergency or Grandparent Scam”, averaging 1- 2
reports per day. To date, investigators are aware of 35 victims, with
estimated losses between $2500- $7000 per incident, and total losses for all
victims at just over $118,000.

The basic scam involves the suspect(s) calling an elderly victim, claiming to
be his or her grandchild or family member. The suspect(s) claim that they
are in jail, the hospital, or have some other critical emergency, such as a car
break down, and need money wired to his or her location. In almost all
cases, the victim is encouraged not to say anything to anyone and to keep it a
secret.

The Commercial Crime Unit encourages all care providers, children and
grandchildren to discuss this scam with their elderly family members or those
individuals who they feel may be susceptible to these pressure tactics.

If you receive such a call, always check with another relative before wiring
money.

If you do receive such a phone call, please make note of the incoming phone
number and details of the conversation. At the conclusion of the call
activate the call trace feature on your land line (*57) and then contact
police at 204-986-6222.

Tuesday, 11 March 2014

PUBLIC
ADVISORY – VEHICLE THEFT PREVENTIONThe
Winnipeg Police Service would once again like to remind motorists to be mindful
when leaving their running vehicles unattended, especially during cold winter
conditions.
Reports of stolen vehicles have been received as a result of those vehicles
being left unattended while they were warming up.

As
well, each year a number of vehicles are stolen in Winnipeg as a result of keys
being left in the ignition, or spare keys left within the passenger compartment
of the vehicle (in the glove box, under the floor mat, etc.)

Vehicle
owners are strongly encouraged to protect their keys. Do NOT leave spare
keys within your vehicle.

During
the month of February 2014, a total of 117
vehicles were stolen within the city. Some of the preventable
circumstances are as follows:

PUBLIC ADVISORYThe Winnipeg Police Service has received several reports over the
past week of phone calls being made by persons claiming to be a police
officer or a government official. The caller demands the victim to pay
money to prevent them or a family member from being arrested. The WPS
advises that these calls are not legitimate and would like your assistance in
identifying the persons making these phone calls.

If you do receive such a phone call, please make note of the
incoming phone number and details of the conversation. At the
conclusion of the call activate the call trace feature on your land line (*57) and then contact police at 204-986-6222.

Thursday, 6 March 2014

Light Refreshments will be served at the
end of the game. There is no need to know how to play the game of whist in
order to participate in the card party. Players will be taught how to play
before the game begins.

Donations for Western
Canada Deaf 55+ Games

Western
Canada Deaf 55+ Games will host in Winnipeg on August 16 – 20, 2015. Come and
practice and enjoy!!

Sargent & Victor & Me

The
Theatrical Masterpiece ends March 9, 2014ASL
Interpreters are available for Saturday March 8, 2014.Please
e-mailinfo@adnm.cato request interpreters.Deadline for
requests is Thursday, March 6, 2014.

Sargent &
Victor & Me, written and
performed by Winnipeg actor/playwright Debbie Patterson, is a
profoundly moving and insightful one-woman show which interweaves
accounts of a neighbourhood in crisis and the narrator’s experience of
a progressive and disabling disease, multiple
sclerosis. Challenges encountered by individual and community
reflect and illuminate each other.

To create Sargent & Victor &
Me, Debbie interviewed residents of the neighbourhood,
and devised a script which combines the words of those interviews and
her reflections on her own experience of MS. In effect, the
neighbours become co-authors of the piece and characters within it: a
clergyman who runs a food bank in his church, elderly residents who
recall the neighbourhood’s past as an Icelandic enclave, a fifteen year
old aboriginal girl who has been recruited by the Gangster Crips, a
seven year old who daily copes with poverty and family
dysfunction. (Debbie plays all the parts.) This is a story of
poverty, violence, and disability, to be sure, but it is also a story
of love, generosity, and the enduring strength of the human spirit.

Debbie is a Winnipeg playwright, director and actor. Trained at the
National Theatre School of Canada, she is a founding member of
Shakespeare in the Ruins (SIR) and recently served as Theatre
Ambassador for Winnipeg’s Cultural Capital year. She is
currently serving as Artistic Associate at Prairie Theatre
Exchange and is a member of the PTE Playwrights Unit.

Arne
MacPhersonDirector

Arne has directed over 30 productions in Winnipeg, in both
professional and student settings. He is a member of the Curatorial
Committee and the board of nuna(now), an Iceland-Canada art
convergence. In association with nuna(now), Arne co-created with a
group of Icelandic and Canadian artists a multi-disciplinary
performance work called The Island, which was shown in Reykjavik and
Winnipeg.

It will be very important for members to show up at the meeting to discuss representatives for 2014-2015; Old Business; Budget; What activities do members want to see take place and how we can serve our members better, 100th Anniversary Plans for Sept 2014, Letters received, etc.….